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Crossrail is a railway project being constructed in London, United Kingdom, by Crossrail Ltd – a subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL). The project aims to provide a high-frequency passenger railway service underneath the City of London from east to west, connecting several major underground railway lines.
Mexico grew its wind energy installed capacity to c. 2000MW, generating USD 12B in investments and spillover effects on the local value chain
The Mexican government sought to increase its wind energy production and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. The Mexican government set a goal of reducing the country's greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2020
IFC Case Study
The Daang Hari-SLEX Link Road, locally known as Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway, is a 4km 4-lane toll road project.
Due to the prevalence of smart phones and mobile technology, New York's ageing and underutilised network of 8,400 public payphones became obsolete
To meet demand, Nigerian commercial and industrial customers rely on self-generation, diesel units and smaller gasoline-powered generators to meet a significant portion of total demand.
Decentralised microgrids enable 'prosumers' to trade their surplus energy, resulting in reduced cost, increased use of renewables, and reduced demand on the energy grid.
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This publication gives an overview of ADB's Philippine Infrastructure for Rural Productivity Enhancement Sector Project the paper argues this has improved access to infrastructure, potable water supply, and communal irrigation for the rural poor.
Infrastructure definitions and classifications (taxonomies) have a huge impact on how much gets invested in infrastructure and what types of infrastructure get this investment. This week the G20 and GI Hub held a roundtable on infrastructure taxonomies to explore how they can be used to help close the infrastructure investment gap.
Infrastructure Australia states that "A transformational change is needed in how we plan and deliver infrastructure in Australia. This change must focus on delivering better outcomes for the community and for business through a more productive, innovative and sustainable infrastructure sector." This roadmap presents reforms to change the way projects are procured and delivered, which will have long-term consequences for the services received by infrastructure service users and the community.
The participants of the second Regional Roundtable on Infrastructure Governance held in Côte D’Ivoire last week reinforced the need for good governance across all stages of infrastructure delivery. The Regional Roundtable was the second of its kind, with the first held in South Africa in November 2017.
PPP Risk Allocation Tool
Adopting a business history approach, this paper explores the role and evolution of Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) as a state-owned enterprise (SOE) delivery model for five highway projects in Vietnam's first phase of network development between 2004 and 2016.
Coastline traffic in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, has overwhelmed road capacity. Three highway concession contracts were introduced, using a demand risk sharing mechanism and dynamic user fee model to attract private sector participation.
Pre-COVID-19, two Sao Paulo metro lines carried 1 million passengers daily. A demand sharing mechanism encouraged private sector investment in the concession contract.
Etherna is a ‘blockchain-as-a-service’ platform that makes the use of blockchain technology simple and transparent for any application and process integration.
Talk of trade tariffs and heightened geopolitical tensions are dominating news headlines recently. As developed economies consider escalating protectionist policies, it’s easy to forget about the situation many emerging markets face.
This guidebook shares training materials and knowledge on mini-grid development for rural electrification. It documents experiences and lessons learned from developing 12 pilot mini-grid systems for off-grid energy access in Myanmar.
The planned 750MW Rewa Solar Project in the state of Madhya Pradesh will be one of the world's largest solar photovoltaic (PV) projects
An industry event about the need to attract private capital and develop infrastructure as a standalone asset class is nothing new. However, the G20 Infrastructure Financing Seminar that took place in London last week was unique in that it had the most wide-ranging and intense interactions between governments and the private sector that I have seen to-date.
This paper uses a standardised measurement framework of development effectiveness, econometric analysis and case studies to assess the performance of African countries in terms of aid effectiveness in the water sector.
